Hoist away
A ____________ is one complete set of hoisting actions performed by workers who transport a load from a starting point to a destination.
What is a lift?
A _____________ crane is designed with two sets of legs supporting the ends of the bridge beam.
What is a gantry crane?
The primary advantage of a ___________ sling is their resistance to common industrial chemicals.
What is Synthetic?
___________ fibers are stronger than natural fibers.
What is synthetic?
_______________ loads will always tilt towards the center of gravity.
What is unbalanced?
The ____________ is the maximum tension that a crane or hoist may be subjected to while maintaining the appropriate margin of safety.
What is rated capacity (rated load)?
Many cab-operated cranes require the assistance of a ___________ to ensure safe lifting and transportation of the load.
What is a ground person?
The rated load of a round sling is listed on its _____________ _______. (Two words)
What is identification tag?
The weaving of three or more untwisted strands into a rope.
What is braiding?
Personnel engaged in rigging, hoisting, or signaling activities must be ____________.
What is qualified?
Hoist hooks are meant to _______________ when they are overloaded.
What is deform?
These cranes have a fixed vertical mast tower, topped by a horizontal jib. They are commonly used on construction projects such as high-rise buildings.
What is a tower crane?
A sling hitch in which a sling is passed under a load, and both ends of the sling are connected to a hoist hook.
What is a basket hitch?
_________________ is the wire wrapping that binds the end of a wire rope near where it is cut.
What is seizing?
An operator only takes signals from a designated signalperson. The only exception to this rule is the __________ signal.
What is the "STOP" or "EMERGENCY STOP" signal?
The area where partially or completely suspended materials might land if they become loose from the load or if the rigging or crane fails.
What is the fall zone?
The two most common types of this crane are the telescoping-boom crane and the lattice-boom crane.
What is a mobile crane?
The most common method of connecting a load to the hook of a crane or hoist.
What is a sling?
_____________ rope is composed of a core surrounded by strands, each of which is composed of a specific pattern of wires of different sizes.
What is wire?
A ____________ inspection is a thorough rigging equipment inspection performed at regular intervals.
What is periodic?